A children's club in Cambridgeshire apparently locked a five-year-old girl alone in a church for two hours, according to an Ofsted report.

The Wrap Around Club, a breakfast, after-school and holiday club in High Street, Burwell, "raised serious concerns that children were at risk of harm" following the alleged incident.

Ofsted say it intends to cancel the provider's registration - but the owner says she will appeal.

Christine Hobbs, who manages two other providers in Burwell and Reach called Spring Close Montessori, said: "I don't want to comment at the moment because I am still under investigation, but I will be lodging an appeal."

Trinity Church in High Street, Burwell, hosts The Wrap Around Club

According to the report, on August 31, Ofsted were told that a child had been left alone and locked in Trinity Church for "approximately two hours".

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Ofsted, who do not investigate to prove or disprove complaints, made an unannounced visit on September 1 to see if the provider were fulfilling legal requirements.

The report read: "At the visit we found that the provider was failing to meet some of the Early Years Foundation Stage welfare requirements, including evidence that a child was left on the premises unattended.

"This put that child at significant risk of harm.

"Furthermore the provider had failed to put adequate procedures in place to ensure any further incidents did not occur."

The inspector added that The Wrap Around Club was given a list of improvements to ensure that children are kept safe.

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As a result, Ofsted suspended the provider's registration because they believed children may be at risk of harm.

Suspension was also given to allow time for the provider to take steps to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm to children.

Inspectors made two more visits to the provider on October 10 and October 17.

On both occasions, Ofsted found evidence that children were still at risk of potential harm.

As a result of the enquiries, the decision was made to take steps to cancel the provider's registration.

Ofsted say the after school club "no longer remain suitable to be registered to provide childcare" and that they have issued a notice of intent to cancel its registration.

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